At 15:30 16 January 2005, Tony Verhulst wrote:

The 'short pause' is not included in this procedure
(it wasn't included
in the JAR-22 norm either, at least not in the last
version I
downloaded). I called it 'classic', however, because
I read it in most
glider pilot training handbooks. The question is:
where does it come
from, what is it's purpose, why isn't it included
in the design rules,
what will be the difference in the spin behaviour,
and last but not
least, how long or short is a 'short' pause?

I was always of the opinion that the 'short pause'
first came about because it was thought that with a
low mounted tailplane (which most aircraft then had)
use of the elevator first could cause turbulence which
would blank the effect of the rudder and thus slow
down or even prevent the yaw correction.

If that was a good reason, with T tails does it matter
a jot?

My first instinct with any sign of sudden departure
is to thrust the stick through the instrument panel
and UNLOAD THE WING (not necessarily to keep it their
until VNE arrives) along with the appropriate rudder
as required.

Generally I find that the spin stops PDQ.